Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-06-02
SUBURBAN DEVELOPMENT BEGINS.

Yesterday the contract was closed for
the early completion Of the railroad from
Single Springs to Placerville.
In less than a year, probably within
few months, trains of cars will be running
from Sacramento to the pioneer city of the
mountains, and all the magnificent sugar
pine region of FL Dorado will be opened
up to the States markets, while the unsur-
passed deciduous fruit section of that
county will be brought, practically, to the
door of the chief fruit shipping depot of
the coast, Sacramento
All the region between this city and
Placeryille will become, in new sense,
suburban to Sacramento, and be speedily
settled by an industrious people Where
there is now between Sacramento and
Placerville probably 1000 population, we
will have, inside of two years, three or
four times that number. The hill lands
will come into fresh and eager market
the sheltered valleys of the mountains
teen with new production and thrifty
population. Old water-powers neglected.
and others never utilized, will become
vital factors in a new industrial era
Water companies will strive with one
another to reach the lands to which rail-
road facilities are to give new value.
Where now there are desolate places there
will soon be the liveiicst activity and the
most earnest industry.
Without particle of enthusiastic exag-
geration on this subject, we venture the
assertion that since the construction of the
Central Pacific Railroad no project has
been put on foot Of such profound interest
to Sacramento.
Ell Dorado and Amador counties, and all
the regions between this city and those
counties, are suburban to Sacramento
tributary to it; of commercial right its
area for purchase of products ard sale of
supplies.
If any have conceived that our suburbs
are confined to lands Immediately upon
city boundaries, they have failed to com
prehend what Is meant by suburban Sacra-
mento; for it includes all the section be-
tween this city and Gait in one di-
rection; this city and the cultiyatabIe
hills of Placer in another; the bottom
lands of Yolo and Solano in another, and
especially the foothills and valleys of Ell
Dorado and Amador counties. All these
are Immediately tributary to Sacramento.
All these it is our interest to settle thickly
with tillers of the soil, and all these will
contribute more and more, as time rolls on,
to Sacramento's prosperity.
With the subdivision of large land hold
ings, which must come about, and be persist
emily urged; the completion of the road TO
Placerville; the incoming OF settlers; the
enhancement of land values; the opening
up of regions hitherto practically sealed
against development, and with local i'm
provement and adornment, Sacramento will
take on new vigor, develop new energy.
augment her trade, increase her popula-
ton and generally advance rapidly upon
progressive lines.
The people of Ell Dorado are rejoicing,
and With noisy demonstrations manifest
ing their enthusiasm-and well they may
Sacramento, though less demonstratiyeIy.
unites with them. 1t will keep the pror.
Use the REcoRD-INIoS made for it, and
Rhen The first train :hunders down from